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Katie Holmes feels 'washed up' and 'distraught'

Katie plans to woo the Broadway critics in desperate comeback

Katie Holmes is on the verge of signing a contract to star in a major Broadway play in a desperate bid to revive her flagging career.

Burnt by her latest movie flop Mad Money and her failure to give husband Tom Cruise, 45, the second baby he longs for, the 29-year-old’s pinning all her hopes on the stage show.

‘Katie’s feeling really down right now and she just wants to be hot property again,’ a friend tells Now. ‘She feels washed up before she’s even 30.’

Katie made her name in hit TV show Dawson’s Creek in 1998 and won movie parts leading to a starring role in 2005 blockbuster Batman Begins.

Her marriage to Tom in 2006 seemed to ensure her destiny, but friends say Katie’s ‘distraught’ that it hasn’t turned out that way.

‘Katie had pretty good reviews for the movies she did before she met Tom and she was certain that her marriage to him would secure her future as a Hollywood big hitter,’ says the friend. ‘In fact, the opposite’s happened.'

‘It’s been a tough year with all the embarrassing articles about Tom’s Scientology obsession. It’s affected Katie’s confidence and her image. She’s lost her status as a sex symbol – now it’s the peculiarities of her marriage that get all the attention.’

Katie’s told friends that she’s inspired by actresses who’ve stepped back into the limelight after a stint in the theatre.

‘Katie’s stuck in a rut,' adds the friend, 'but a successful run on Broadway could make her the name on everyone’s lips again.’

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